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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />following: (I) that the USFWS did not utilize the best available science in developing the <br />recovery goals for the humpback chub; (2) that the 2002 recovery goals are inconsistent <br />with previous chub population numbers; (3) that there are no recovery goals for the chub <br />in all of the critical areas occupied by the species; (4) that the USFWS did not prepare <br />economic estimates for implementing the 2002 recovery goals; (5) that the 2002 recovery <br />goals do provide for the conservation and recovery of humpback chub; (6) that the 2002 <br />recovery goals do not support limiting recovery to only three core populations of chub; <br />and (7) that the USFWS failed to comply with the AP A because the recovery portions of <br />the ESA are not met, <br /> <br />Lower Colorado Water Supply Proiect (LCWSP) <br /> <br />The City of Needles (Needles) is continuing to execute subcontracts with the <br />Lower Colorado Water Supply Project (LCWSP) beneficiaries to receive Project water, <br />As of April I st, over 474 subcontracts for current and for future use have been forwarded <br />to potential applicants for execution, These contracts request a total of 3,237 acre-feet of <br />water use per year (479 acre-feet for current use and 2,758 acre-feet for future use). To <br />date, 339 or 71,5 percent, of the subcontracts have been executed and returned to the City <br />of Needles. <br /> <br />Board staff continues to receive applications for LCWSP water, During a recent <br />telephone conversation with representatives of PG&E, they informed the Board staff that <br />PG&E plans to request another ] 00 acre-feet of LCWSP water per year, This is in <br />addition to the ] 80 acre-feet per year (100 acre-feet for current use and 80 acre-feet for <br />future use) that was approved by the Board on April ] 0, 2002, for the PG&E T opock Gas <br />Compressor Station, PG&E has already executed a subcontract with the City of Needles <br />for this ] 80 acre-feet per year and will be looking to amending its subcontract for the <br />additional use, <br /> <br />At previous Board meetings that CRB staff has reported on its efforts regarding <br />the concept of Advance Delivery of LCWSP water using the existing and authorized <br />excess capacity of the Project's well field, The staff has also discussed its efforts to <br />prepare a draft contract utilizing the Project's excess capacity to deliver water to a third <br />party, As discussed, use of the Project in this manner will take advantage of the good <br />quality water, while it is avai]able, and provide the financial resources to ensure a ]ong- <br />term water supply source for the Project's beneficiaries, A copy of the draft contract has <br />been included in the Board folder for your information, This draft contract has been <br />forwarded to Reclamation, BLM, the City of Needles and MWD for their review, I have <br />requested Reclamation to setup a conference cal] with the above agencies next week to <br />discuss the draft contract and how to expeditiously move this contract forward, It would <br />be advantageous to be in a position to begin pumping water this year, <br /> <br />6 <br />